Snowball Earth sci-fi manga is officially getting a TV anime adaptation in 2026, as announced today with a teaser visual and staff reveal. The manga previously received praise from numerous renowned creators, including Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion), Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear Solid, Death Stranding), and ONE (One-Punch Man, Mob Psycho 100).
Studio KAI will be in charge of the animation, and you can see the first teaser visual below.
Yuhiro Tsujitsugu writes and draws the Snowball Earth manga series, which has been serialized in Shogakukan’s Monthly Big Comic Spirits seinen manga magazine since January 2021. As of November 28, 2024, a total of eight volumes has been released, with Volume 9 coming on July 30. VIZ Media licensed it in English, describing the story of the first volume:
Yukio was destroyed in battle and Tetsuo survived in an escape pod. After eight years in cold sleep, the escape pod finally lands back on Earth. But when Tetsuo emerges he finds a world in ruins, entirely frozen beneath a blanket of ice and snow—snowball Earth! What happened to humanity, how did the planet freeze over, and will Tetsuo be able to keep his last promise to Yukio?
Source: Snowball Earth Official X
©Yuhiro Tsujitsugu / Shogakukan / Snowball Earth Production Committee
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